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Thousands pilgrims participate in a procession in Mexico City on December 11, 2016 to mark the birthday of the Guadalupe Virgin.Mexicans celebrate the appearance in 1531 of the Virgin of Guadalupe to Juan Diego.

“The Lady of Guadalupe also offered a different brand of faith. She said ‘If you love me, trust me and believe in me, I will respond.’”The historical context of this story is important, according to Rodriguez, a professor at Seattle University.

In some ways, Our Lady of Guadalupe has become less of a religious symbol and more of a general cultural symbol, says John Moran Gonzalez, director of the Center for Mexican American Studies at the University of Texas at Austin.

“The idea of the Virgin can retain her appeal without specifically being anchored in religious tradition.”“Our Lady is seen as the champion of the underdog, of the Indian, of all those who lack power in society,” Gonzalez said.

Elena Rubio, a teacher in Brooklyn, New York, was five years old when she first heard the story of Our Lady of Guadalupe.“It was on a family trip to Mexico,” she recalled.

“Back then, I couldn’t figure out whether the Virgin Mary and this lady were the same person.